YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Allegory and Symbolism in the American Gothic Short Stories A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner and Ligeia and The Oval Portrait by Edgar Allan Poe
Essays 151 - 180
of her life. One of the children asks her whats wrong: " I aint nothing but a nigger, Nancy said. It aint none of my fault " ("Tha...
In five pages this paper discusses the repetitive themes in this trio of short stories by William Faulkner. Seven sources are cit...
lends variety to a work that otherwise might become monotonous. But in short stories, only one point of view is generally used, a...
This paper analyzes how symbols and illusions are used in 'The Bear,' a short story by William Faulkner, in five pages. Two sourc...
In five pages this paper examines racial prejudice and gender issues within the context of William Faulkner's story. There is one...
In 5 pages the young protagonists in Faulkner's 'Barn Burning' short story and Crane's Maggie A Girl on the Streets novel are con...
This paper addresses Faulkner's various literary techniques, such as setting, theme, and characterization, in his short story, Bar...
like herself. From their initial conversation in the garden, Beatrice reassures him that she is sincere by stating that "Forget wh...
to Murry and Maud Butler Falkner, an "old south" family that remembered the Civil War - the familys patriarch, William Clark Falkn...
terms, the trancendentalist is occupied with the natural over the synthetic. He uses vivid images in his explanation of what natu...
they sneak away; here the reference is to an angry and implacable god who is ready to strike down those who disobey. The second r...
This essay pertains to Faulkner's short story "Barn Burning" and focuses on the character of Abner Snopes. The writer argues that ...
Are the descriptions of the narrator reliable or do they represent hallucinations brought on by a deteriorating mental state? In ...
circle. It soon becomes apparent that everyone with whom Sharon and Frank come into contact know the rumor and believe it. This cr...
This paper contrasts and compares different images of being an American in eight pages as represented in Toni Morrison's The Blues...
being owned by "Her Jim" (Porter). As Della contemplates her options, she considers her reflection and O. Henry introduces the f...
hit-and-run death of Toms mistress, the married Myrtle Wilson. Her widower is deceived into thinking Gatsby caused the accident, ...
potential, or realistic, loss of children during the war. War has always taken children from the parents and this is simply a very...
which he attended from 1917-1921 (Merriman). In 1922, Blair went to Burma, apparently following his fathers inspiration, and join...
amount of money (Erdrich). Fleur won, and refused to play any longer; in retaliation, the men got drunk and raped her; that same n...
about, but as the tension rises, a perspective that is discussed in the section on tone within the story, the reader senses that t...
mention this to any of the townspeople, as she does not want the past "brought up against" her (Lawrence 128). Frank agrees and hi...
it is in a few words: "The sun was risen above the frost mists now, so keen and hard a glitter on the snow that instead of warmth ...
as the fact that Dee has left home and created a new persona for herself, thus trying to deny who and what she is. She is no longe...
it out, a four hour task, earlier that day and the relief it brought had been so immense he had treated himself to a slice of rye ...
her mother does not always know the time of day. "He just left five minutes ago"; "That was this morning, Mother. Its night now" ...
In five pages this short story is reviewed. There are no other sources cited....
A 5 analysis of the short story by Guy de Maupassant. 7 sources,...
In six pages this paper examines how Hemingway's rather condescending attitudes and low opinion of women are reflected in his shor...
In six pages this paper examines how atmosphere, symbolism, incident, character, and theme are influenced by alienation and loneli...